Nigeria and Africa’s richest man,
and head of the Dangote group
Aliko Dangote has given
N150million to Nigeria in efforts to
curb the Ebola virus and take it
out of the nation.
Chief Executive Officer of the
Dangote Foundation, Mrs
Adhiambo Odaga said this at a
press briefing at the health
ministry, at Abuja on Monday.
She said: “After bilateral
discussion with the honourable
minister and his team, Dangote
foundation has funded the
establishment of the Ebola
emergency operation in Lagos,
that is being done through grant
from the foundation of just a little
over N150 million”.
“The strategy that our chairman is
deploying is the strategy to
respond and to commend
government for the effort, and to
show that all Nigerians are
concerned.
We will continue to discuss with
the ministry about what additional
support can be offered.
“And we also have been
approached by several parties who
are interested in partnering with
the government, and we would
continue that discussion.”
Odaga relayed Dangote’s call to all
Nigerians to join the federal
government in the fight against
Ebola, expressing optimism that
the disease would be contained.
“The choice of the emergency
operation centre as an investment
for Dangote Foundation is based
on the fact that is the critical
platform through
which the government is
coordinating all that is happening
to ensure that the crisis is
contained,” she added.
With the amount of corruption in
Nigeria, should he have just
bought items and donated it to the
health sector?
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